Saturday, July 6, 2013

Things That I Love & A Few Things That I Kinda Like

Things that I love...
My kids
My husband
The rest of my family
My friends
My Kindle Fire
Jesus (this list is not in order)
Indie films
Memoirs
Hippies
Non-judgemental people
Running
Listening to my 3 year old talk
Sports
Large couches
Bookshelves
Family photo albums
Listening to Ben Harper
The beach
Reading books to my kids
Coffee
Writing
Jamming on my ukulele

Things I kinda like...
Tattoos
Green Tea
Camping
Pottery
Smoothies
Drip candles
Reality TV

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales". - Albert Einstein

I could not agree more with the quote above. Imagination is key. Books have the power to unlock a world of imagination and creativity in our children. Nowadays, it seems as if more and more children are spending time watching TV. Instead of putting on the Disney network, have them pick up a book, or better yet,  pick up a book and read it to them. It seems to me that the most intelligent children are the ones with the most imagination, the ones who do not set limits for themselves, the ones who are not afraid, the curious, the free-spirits...